David Clancy
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:09 pm
A couch in Andy's house.
Hi Brand- Where are you now?? (love the Lebowski avatar by the way)Brand McGowan wrote:Hey everyone, sorry haven't been in Louisville until recently. Yes, Carly Raes is still open. Good to hear Velocity gave them a positive write up. Always helps the business the next few weeks .
People have asked me lately "why I left Carly Raes" ?.I left in Sept-Oct. because of creative differences, I guess you could say. The GM was trying to turn Fri. and Sat. into a club /DJ cover charge party.Huge mistake because he was trying to make up for the restaurant side and he was under the gun ,so to speak..That's not what I had signed on for and that's not what I wanted for Carly Raes bar.There are hundreds of soulless clubs in Louisville .I was trying to make Carly Rae's something different,a niche.Ryan and I built their bar from the group up,literally.We had a great regular base,steady business,and great things going on. Bad decisions almost put Carly Raes under. It was a sad day for me when I left there,I truly loved it there and the people that I came to be friends with.
Good news though! I hear they are moving back towards the direction that everyone loved it so much. Neighborhood bar/restaurant that knows your name without being obtrusive, place to go to wind down and feel comfortable.Keep on going!
On a side note, Lee Warren the owner was an excellent owner for the most part. And apologies for the long narrative.
Brand McGowan wrote:Hey everyone, sorry haven't been in Louisville until recently. Yes, Carly Raes is still open. Good to hear Velocity gave them a positive write up. Always helps the business the next few weeks .
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